NM3202 - Immersive Imaging

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available to Bachelor of New Media Arts students or by permission of Academic Adviser

This subject involves investigations of a range of immersive and interactive imaging options. These include: a rationale for the interactive panoramic image and its application as a web based technology for the tourism, environmental, advertising and education industries. Virtual tours will also be investigated. Students will work in groups and also pursue individual projects.

Learning Outcomes

• established ability to make and format immersive imaging content for various multi media and internet applications;
• established understanding of the ability of immersive imaging to extend the interactivity of various types of digital experience;
• established ability to conceive, ideate, design, capture and process interactive panoramas and virtual tours;
• established experience of working in groups on complex projects.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

NM1201 and NM1202 and NM2201 and NM2202

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Mr Adam Brown
Lecturer:	Dr Steven Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	practical projects/tests completed in class (70%); essays (15%); gigapan imaging (15%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.